A. Any person who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing or purchasing a firearm and who is not carrying or transporting a firearm in furtherance of a crime may transport in or on a vehicle a firearm, loaded or unloaded, at any time.
B. Any person eighteen (18) to twenty (20) years of age who is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing or purchasing a firearm and is not carrying or transporting a firearm in furtherance of a crime may transport in or on a vehicle, open or concealed, an unloaded firearm at any time.
C. Within the Town of Bernice, or in any other area over which the Town is authorized to exercise jurisdiction, it shall be unlawful for any person transporting a firearm in or on a vehicle to fail or refuse to identify that he or she is in actual possession of a firearm upon demand by law enforcement during any arrest, detainment, or routine traffic stop. Any person who violates the provisions of this section may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(Ord. 06.10.2024-6, passed 6-10-2024)